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On Stage

Fall 2017

A Queen's Curse

inspired by William Shakespeare's Richard IIIadapted and directed by Divinia Shorter

A Queen's Curse is an all-female adaptation of Shakespeare's Richard III that brings together Lady Anne, Queen Margaret, Queen Elizabeth, and the Duchess of
York to talk about grief, revenge, and the dark side of being royal women in the midst
of a tyrant's war.

Pride and Prejudice

adapted by Christina Calvitdirected by Steven J. Satta

Almost two centuries before HBO’s Sex and the City and Girls, Jane Austen wrote about independent, smart, funny, and rebellious women. Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet who defies convention when she refuses to marry
anyone she doesn’t respect and love, or be intimidated by wealth and power. When
she meets the handsome but arrogant Mr. Darcy, the sparks begin to fly in directions
no one could have predicted

Constellations

by Nick PayneA Student Studio production directed by Molly Cohen

This spellbinding, romantic journey begins with a simple encounter between a man and
a woman. But what happens next defies the boundaries of the world we thing we know
– delving into the infinite possibilities of their relationship and raising questions
about the difference between choice and destiny.

“Constellations” is presented by special arrangement with Dramatist Play Service,
inc., New York.

Metamorphosis

adapted by Steven Berkoffdirected by Tavia Lafollette

Kafka, a Jewish atheist who wrote about alienation in Prague at the turn of the last
century, and Berkoff, a British punk poet-theatre artist in London in the 1970s, will
help director Tavia La Follette and TU students delve into the idea of “other.”